First photo shoot with detailed research and preliminary research



Take 1-pose1
I am  currently not too sure  what I want   the layout  of magazine cover to be nor do I know what pose I am going to use  for  the main photograph of my front cover,so in order to come up with a conclusion to what that is going to be I have taken some initial photos and have related  them to research and I have also used  preliminary drawings that will act as a visual aid in order  to help me make a final decision. 



Take 2-pose1
This photograph is based on and inspired by the following research featured below.I like the composition for this photograph,my model Ellis is centered directly in the middle,this would provide me with enough space so that I can add the features needed in order to make my magazine cover complete.However,both the photograph above and this one are  slightly  out of focus and the lighting here clearly needs to be improved.There is a significant difference between the photograph above and  this one.In the first picture  the models eyes are opened wider and the composition of the photograph is slightly  off center.



Both of these photographs have inspired the styling and the composition of both of the photographs above.



To the right you can see my preliminary drawings  that are based on the photographs that I have taken above.



Take 1-pose2



Take 2-pose2



Take 3-pose2
I do not particularly like the composition of my model facing the right hand of the page,I think this looks awkward and if I was to add  the extra features that were needed for my magazine front cover to look complete my magazine front cover would look  over crowded and busy.The lighting in this  photograph is also very poor and  there is too much shadow in each photograph.



Take1-pose3





Take1-pose3
I do not like these photographs  because in this picture my model is suppose to look alluring and seductive and instead she looks uncomfortable and disconnected.The lighting again needs improving.



The composition of the pose,the makeup and the clothes my model is wearing in the in all the takes within pose 2 and 3 above were inspired by this  magazine front cover.

This preliminary sketch just portrays what the magazine cover would look like if I was to use the picture of my model posing sidewards.



Take 1-pose4



Take 2-pose4

I really do not like these pictures the composition I believe doesn't not flow it looks very robotic,my model is positioned in the centre of the magazine and takes up the whole page,I think it s look a bit weird because her posture is slightly hunched  and as it appears in both takes of this shot that her face is too close to the camera.Both takes are also really out of focus and the lighting is not very good.I also don to like this photograph because with the headband in my models hair  this makes her look like a hippy which is a look which contrasts with the sleek and sophisticated style that I want for my magazine.

Pose 4 was inspired  by this photograph.

This preliminary sketch indicates the layout of my magazine if I was to use the two photographs above.

Take1-pose5

I do not like this  photograph because I feel that it looks to sultry and seductive with my model's hair draped over her face,he head crooked to the side,her eyes at a squint and her lips pursed.The lighting for this photograph is also quite bad and needs to be improved.The shadow at the side of her body is too much and the photograph is slightly out of focus.

This photograph inspired the pose 4 above.

This  preliminary drawing depicts what the layout of my magazine cover would be if I used pose 4 above.

 

What I have learnt from my first photo-shoot:

• The lighting needs to be improved
• The steadiness of the camera needs to be improved I can do this by placing the camera on a tripod

I have decided to further develop take1 and 2 pose 1.